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Kansas First to ban
Kansas was the first to outlaw alcohol out of all the states -
Prohibition Starts
Americans during WWII wanting to use the grain to feed soldiers and other Americans -
Prohibition Goes into effect
Prohibition didnt actully go into effect until January of 1920 -
Period: to
National Worth Doubles
The total worth of america doubles within the time span of prohibition and then the start of The Great Depression -
"Medical Use"
Congress looked at the medical uses for alcohol and that it could he a proscribed medication -
Capone Takes over the Torrio Operation
Capone selling bootlegged alcohol -
Between 30,000 and 100,000 speakeasy's in just New York
Places in which sell and sever liquor "underground" -
Alcoholic psychosis Drops
The admission rate into a mentle institutions for Alcohol dropped in 1928 to just 4.7 of 100,000 -
Stock Market Crash
A record of 12.9 mil shares where traded that day -
Peak Of Stocks Before the Depression
Everyone started putting there savings into stalks which caused rapid expiation -
4 Mil. Without Work
By 1930 4 mil. people were out of work and couldn't find it.. -
Midwest and the Southern Great plains Drought
A drought began in the central area of america -
Doctor/Pharmacists Scam
In 1931 400 Pharmacists and 1000 Doctors where caught scamming Doctors were caught selling proscription pads to bootleggers -
Year Drop
6 Mil. out of work by 1931 -
The Storm Starts
A massive dust storm started a year after the start of the drought, Which caused years of drought during and after this time. -
Repeal
Prohibition was repealed in 1933, only 13 years after the start of prohibition -
Banks Closing
Thousands of banks were closing there door -
Inauguration Day
The Rest of the banks were ordered to close down -
Cullen–Harrison Act
The Legalization of beer with and alcohol content of 3.2% -
35 million acres Usless for farming
In 1934 there was approximately 35 million acres were rendered useless and another 125 million acres losing top soil. -
The age of Protest
The 1960's protests included the Civil Rights Movement, the Students Movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, the women's movement, the gay rights movement, and the environmental movement -
Civil Rights Movment
The most well know and major movement of its time and was just the start of major movements. -
The Environmental Movement
This was the protest to fight human pollution, and the exploitation of natural materials. -
The Gay Rights Movement
A protest to end laws against homosexuality and end traditional basest of even today. -
The women's Rights Movement
The fight for equality for the women of America -
The Anti-Vietnam war Movement
People would protest Americas involvement in the Vietnam war. Between 1959 to1975 -
The widening of the war
Nixon desides to expand the war to Cambodia. This made many Americans angry. -
Earth Day Protest
20 million Americans got together to protest the abuse to the environment. -
Discrimination of women and girls in schools
Congress in 1971 Ban the discrimination of women and girls in schools. -
Growth in members in the Environmental Protest
In 1962 they only had 41,000 members but by 1980 they had 400,000 members.